John Legend just became the first black man to have won all Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony awards

John Legend has achieved the most coveted honor in the entertainment industry: EGOT.

That means he's won an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony in his lifetime.

Legend reached that status on Sunday after winning an Emmy for producing "Jesus Christ Superstar Live In Concert."

Only 12 other people had that honor until Sunday.

He is the first African-American man, and youngest person ever, to achieve that status.

John Legend became the first African-American man to achieve EGOT status — that is, to have won all Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony awards.

Legend won an Emmy on Sunday for producing "Jesus Christ Superstar Live In Concert," which was deemed the best live variety special of the year.

He won the award alongside the show's other producers, songwriters Sir Tim Rice and Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber, who also achieved EGOT status with this Emmy.

Legend, 39, is also the youngest person with such honor.

Andrew Lloyd Webber, John Legend, and Tim Rice with their Emmys, which propelled them all to EGOT status. Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty

Legend previously won an Oscar and Grammy for his work on the movie "Selma," and a Tony for the best revival of a play, "Jitney."

He is also nominated for an Emmy for the outstanding lead actor in a limited series in his role as Jesus Christ in "Jesus Christ Superstar." The results of that award will be announced on Monday, September 10.

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Receiving an EGOT is the most coveted honor in the entertainment industry, which until Sunday had only been won by 12 other people.

He now joins these 14 other people in achieving EGOT status:

Composer Richard Rodgers

Actress Helen Hayes

Actress Rita Moreno

Actor and director John Gielgud

Actress Audrey Hepburn

Composer Marvin Hamlisch

Composer Jonathan Tunick

Actor and creator Mel Brooks

Director Mike Nichols

Actress Whoopi Goldberg

Producer Scott Rudin

Composer Robert Lopez

Composer Andrew Lloyd Webber

Composer Tim Rice

Legend wrote on Instagram on Sunday night: "So happy to be part of this team. So honored they trusted me to play Jesus Christ. So amazed to be in such rarefied air."

Legend's wife, Chrissy Teigen, also posted a picture of Legend, Lloyd Webber, and Rice with the award, with the caption: "EGOT GOATs," an acronym that stands for "greatest of all time."